Standards Update, IEEE 1003.6: Security

[peter da silva]

From:  peter at ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva)

In article <384 at usenix.ORG> From:  <jsh at usenix.org> (anonymous 1003.6 report)
> At the ISO level, there will be no separate security standard. ...
> This means every conforming
> system will include security mechanisms.

You mean, "will include DoD-style security mechanisms". The somewhat
simple-minded approach UNIX has had in the past has been remarkably
successful, considering.

> I like this.  Do you?

Only if it's possible to turn everything off and go back to /etc/passwd
and /etc/shadow, and a superuser. That way when something goes wrong you'll
be able to boot from tape or floppy, edit a couple of files, and recover
the system. 

Because something *will* go wrong.
-- 
Peter da Silva.   `-_-'
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Volume-Number: Volume 20, Number 72